Abject Subject is a collective exhibition co-curated by Yusra Ali, Catalina Bunge, and Jana Hess, MA students of the Centre for Curatorial Studies and Hannah Cattarin MA student of Art History & Theory at the University of Essex. This exhibition brings together artworks that investigate issues of representation and identity in relation to social expectations that control and repress. In doing so, the show aims to unpack the complexities of the concept of shame. The dialogue established between the works on display will open up discussion about what it is that, in our seemingly liberated culture, can become an object of shame.

Please do join us for the private view on Thursday 21st May 2015 at Art Exchange 6-8pm.

In addition to this we will be holding an event at Firstsite in town: Laís Pontes and Natasha Caruana in Conversation on Wednesday 17 June 2015 6:15 - 7:30pm (Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1JH)